9 people injured in Cincinnati mass shooting
9 people injured in Cincinnati mass shooting
Quinlan Bentley and N'dea Yancey-Bragg, Cincinnati Enquirer Sun, March 1, 2026 at 2:38 PM UTC
0
CINCINNATI – Nine people were injured in a mass shooting during an event at concert venue in Cincinnati early Sunday, March 1, police said.
The people injured at Riverfront Live were taken to local hospitals and their injuries are not considered life-threatening, according to Adam Hennie, interim chief of the Cincinnati Police Department.
The call for the shooting came in about 1 a.m. ET, Hennie said. The music venue and the area around it were blocked off as police investigated at 3 a.m. ET.
Advertisement
Police have not said anything about suspects or what led up to the shooting. An event was in progress at the venue, Hennie said, but he did not say what it was.
The shooting occurred the same day at least three people died and 14 were injured during a mass shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas. There have been 56 mass shootings, in which four or more people are injured, so far in 2026, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
Contributing: Reuters
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: 9 people injured in Cincinnati mass shooting
Source: “AOL Breaking”
